May 16, 2006 Tests are complete...

Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 8:39 pm Post subject: 5/16 Tests are complete . . . Hello Everyone! We have had a few busy weeks. The CT, MRI, and EEGs are complete. Whew!!!! Just getting all of that done is an accomplishment! The doctors are telling us that the MRI and CT films look good. The EEG did reveal continued seizure activity so we are getting ready to start a new medication that will hopefully calm things down for Erik. PLEASE pray that the new medication will work with NO side effects! We are at the point where if this medication does not work, many of the alternatives can have serious side effects. Another reason we want this medication to work for Erik is that this medication is one that some kids can stay on long term without taking multiple medications. Erik has been on 3 seizure medications for a while now. Our ultimate goal is to get him on 1 medication instead of many. He is doing so well that we don't want to add side effects to the equation so please keep this in your prayers! We ran across the following scripture (which seems totally appropriate for us) and thought we would share it through this email. Things do get tough but God always pulls us through! Thanks for your continued support and encouragement through prayer. God bless . . . Erik's Family "Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don't try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way." James 1:2-4 The Message AGAPE7Joined: 18 May 2006Posts: 1 Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 12:27 pm Post subject: A MOTHERS LOVE WENDY I JUST WANTED TO SAY YOU ARE ONE OF THE MOST COURAGOUS MOTHERS I HAVE EVER HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET. MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU; YOUR FAMILY ALWAYS. I HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL MOTHERS DAY. AFTER READING ERIKS STORY HERE AT COPC I WAS SO MOVED TO KNOW HOW MUCH GOD IS; HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE GREAT PHYSICIAN, IN ALL OUR LIVES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY AND THE SHARING OF ERIKS STORY ON LINE. HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.